FNUS72 KGSP 231324
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR LUEKING_SAR...GREAT SMOKY MTNS NP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
924 AM EDT FRI MAR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0921 EDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WARM AND MOIST AIR MASS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AHEAD
OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH EAST ACROSS THE
CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA ON SATURDAY...FOLLOWED BY AN UPPER
LEVEL LOW ON SUNDAY. DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION
SUNDAY NIGHT AND WILL REMAIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (EDT)          9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............95     90     90     93     100
WEATHER COV.........NUMRUS WIDSPD WIDSPD WIDSPD WIDSPD
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................53     56     59     60     60
RH..................88     83     74     70     69
20 FT WIND..........S 6    S 6    S 6    S 6    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     15     15     15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............98     94     63     60     86     82
WEATHER COV.........DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................60     58     55     52     51     50
RH..................70     75     78     82     84     85
20 FT WIND..........S 5    SW 5   S 6    S 6    SW 7   SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     10     15     10     15     15

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............81     81     64     68     72     76
WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................49     47     51     54     56     56
RH..................84     85     74     63     53     55
20 FT WIND..........SW 6   SW 6   SW 5   SW 5   SW 6   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     15     15     15     15

$$
FORECASTER...BRUCE
REQUESTED BY...RANGER JOE POND
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20120323.LUEKI.01/GSP